John Spurlock

Beyond Dark Hills

More than eighty years ago, a young man from Kentucky borrowed $150, gathered up his Oliver typewriter, a trunk short on clothes and long on manuscript pages, and headed for Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a master s degree. He was essentially a farmer, and liked what he had...

New and Improved: The Transformation of American Women's Emotional Culture (History of Emotions)

As the Victorian era drew to a close, American culture experienced a vast transformation. In many ways, the culture changed even more rapidly and profoundly for women. The "new woman," the "new freedom," and the "sexual revolution" all referred to women moving out of the Victorian home and into the ...

Free Love: Marriage and Middle-Class Radicalism in America, 1825-1860 (American Social Experience Series)

Beyond Dark Hills: A Personal Story

Beyond Dark Hills was originally written by Jesse Stuart as a graduate school assignment at Vanderbilt University. Assigned to write an 18 page personal narrative, he turned in 322 pages about a seemingly simple farm boy and his family. His professor said, "I have been teaching for forty years and I...

Daughter of the Legend

A regional love story set in the hills of Tennessee against a backdrop of mystery and racial misunderstanding. Dave, a young lumberjack, falls in love with Deutsia, a Melungeon girl. Her people are shunned by the valley people and the relationship splits the lifetime friendship of Dave and his best ...

John Romita Sketchbook HC

The John Romita Sketchbook reveals the legendary superhero art, classic advertising designs, unpublished personal works and fabulous "good girl" graphics of John Romita, Sr.,-arguably the artist most associated with the legendary Spider-Man, and who has also drawn every major Marvel Comics character...

John Buscema Sketchbook HC (Popular Artist Sketchbook Series)

The John Buscema Sketchbook spans the career of well-known Marvel Comics artist and art teacher, John Buscema. Hundreds of vintage, new and unpublished drawings are included. Also featured is an introduction by comic book creator, illustrator, filmmaker, and pop-culture historian Jim Steranko. The J...

JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK PB (Popular Artist Sketchbook)

The John Buscema Sketchbook spans the career of well-known Marvel Comics artist and art teacher, John Buscema. Hundreds of vintage, new and unpublished drawings are included. Also featured is an introduction by comic book creator, illustrator, filmmaker, and pop-culture historian Jim Steranko. The J...